起
步

To set out in Chinese: 起步 (qǐ bù)

qǐ bù

to set out

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to set out
  2. 2to set in motion
  3. 3the start (of some activity)

Stroke order

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起
步

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们公司刚起步，规模还很小。

    wǒ men gōng sī gāng qǐ bù， guī mó hái hěn xiǎo。

    Our company is just getting started; it's still small.

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Related words

起

qǐ

to rise

步

bù

a step

跑步

pǎo bù

to run

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

散步

sàn bù

to take a walk

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

步骤

bù zhòu

procedure

进步

jìn bù

progress

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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